Folder or container for goods.



W. H. HART, JR.

FOLDER 0R CONTAINER FOR GOODS.

APPLIGATION FILED MAY 6, 1910.

1 ,073,.1 1 7. Patented Sept. 16, 1913.

WITNESSES I I INVENTORI C BY 1 J X manna/s 1 for.

FOLDER on com'nrnnnron GOODS.

specificati n of Letters, Patent.

Application filed m 8, 1910. Serial no. 559,749.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. HART, Jr., a citizen of the United States, residing in the city-and county ofPhiladelphia, State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Folder or Container for Goods, 015' which the following is a specification.

My invention consists of a folder or device adapted to contain goods, such as articles of neckwear, gloves, ribbons and the like, thesame being primarily of the order known as knock-down, and adapted to be opened, receive the goods and be closed in flat condition, thus contaim'n the goods in protective form, also convenient of carrying, packing, storing, etc., provision being made for inspecting the contents of the device without necessarily having access to the interior thereof, and for preventing the device from opening and uncovering the contents of the same.

For the purpose of explaining the invention, the accompanying drawing illustrates a' satisfactory reduction of the same to practice, but it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the precise construction shown.

Figure 1 represents a perspective View of a folder embodying my invention, the same.

being folded flat with a closing binder there Fig. 2 represents a perspective view of the same partly open. Fig. 3 represents a perspective viewjof a portion of the device in blank form. Fig. 4 represents a perspective view of the members shown in Fig. 3, partly set-up.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in the figures.

Referring to the drawings: A designates a folder which is composed of the quadrilateral bottom B, the side flaps C, the outer end flaps D, the latter being continuous with the bottom B, the inner end flaps E, the latter being continuous with the side flaps C, the securing flaps F, on the terminals of the end flaps or turned-down foldsD, and the triangular folds G, the latter being the end portions of the side flaps C creased on the lines H, the several members named being composed of a single piece of paper or cardboard. The folds or creases H form each the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle one side of which is the end edge of the side flap G and which when said triangle is foldeg registers with the edge of the bottom Patented Sept. to, was.

. The end flaps E are inturned and overlap each other; as shown at, the left hand side of Fig'. :-.2-,*and the flaps F are turned down on the top of said flaps E and secured thereto say by eyelets -J, as shown at the right hand side of Fig. 2, this forming somewhat of a box shape structure ,in which goods such as articles of neckwear, gloves, etc., may be placed, after which the end flaps D and E are turned down on the bottom B on the goods resting thereon, this being permitted owing to the triangular folds F. G see Fig. 4. Then the side flaps C are turned down, the folds G disappearing below the same, said side flaps overlapping, the device presenting the appearance of a flat folder or casing in which the goods are contained as shown in Fig. 1, so that the goods are nicely packed and covered and convenient for carrying. In the bottom B is an opening K through which the contents of the folder or casing may be seen, so that their quality, color or other characteristics may be made known without necessarily opening the folder or casing, thus avoiding direct handling of-the goods, and protecting the same from dust, especially when in stock.

In order to prevent the device from opening, I em loy the binder L, which is of flat tubular orm and adapted to receive the folder or casing as a sheath so as to envelop the members of the device as shown in Fig. 1, said binder also covering the peep opening K asa closure therefor.

' Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

folds extending from the ends of the lower edges of the side-flaps to the upper edges of the latter to form each the hypotenuse of a triangle formed by folding the side-flap to 5 bring its end-edge to register with its hottom-edge, whereby the end-flaps may. be folded down on the bottom and the sideflaps folded over the same to form a flat, rectangular knocked-down package.

WILLIAM H. HART, J R.

Witnesses:

JOHN A. Wmunnsmzm, ROBERT M. BARR. 

